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the sth inst, in the cr.,orning, at as early , aA hour as possiole. , • ••• , . JUNE 6.—The seven persons WlibSte .sentenee was contirn.ed, were shot on Wedptsday morning. Tire following Petition and -Merno:iat 1i i been pre'ented To his Grace Wrt-Linti; Duke of MANcHESTER, Captain Ge,terat. (..;:ninailder in Chief, iu and over this his .1 4 4.1ebty% 'stand of jarnaica , and tae Territorie4 thereon dereonong in America, CttanceitOr and Vire-Mr/lira of the sa.ne. •• • The Humble . Pam/6N and MEMORIAL et - the Grand jury of the Lounty of Middlesex ;• • SIUWETH, That your Petitioners and Memorialists haye, with the greatest concern, witnessed the serious re -volt and mutiny which took ,place on the 27th day of May last, in his . Majesty's Second West India Regiment of Foot, composed of Natives of the Coast of Africa, and lately stationed at Fort Au gusta ; -wherein their Commanding Officer arid'Ad lutant were slain by i he Mutineers.:,;.;.! That front the daring atrocity of: the as,, and the evil example such an Instance: Of insubordination may have upon the minds of the I\kgroes in general throughout the Island, and contemplating fte dread ful occurrence of such a crime may occa sion, your Petitioners, as the, Grand Jury of the County where the offence was committed, feel it their incumbent duty to express to your Grace the sentiments which that melancholy occurrence has impressed them with, - That your Petitioners and Memorialists entert a i n the most serious 'apprehensions, that the continuance of his Majesty's 2d West India Regiment of FoOt in this Island will be attended. with couseqnences :most fatal to the general peace and safety of this Country and its inhabitants, and are impressed with a cot viEtion, that a speedy removal of that Regiment will be conducive to the general . welfare and tranquillity of this Island. Your Petitioners and Memorialists : therefore hum-. bly pray your Grace to Comniunicateaileir wishes to his Majesty's Governinent, that tildTs . and direc tions may be forthwith transtriitted to, this Island for the removal of the said 2d West Regiment of Groot therefrom, or that your Grace will adopt such Measures as the exigency of the casemay require, and to your Grace may seem meet. And your Petitioners and Memorialists shall ever pray, &c. Yesterday (June 10) his Majesty's frigate Melpo mene, of 33 guns, Capt. PARKER, having 'on board Vice:Admiral ROWLEY, to 'succeed Vice-Admiral Dacties, in the command of this Station, anchored at Port Royal. On 'her approach to Port Royal she saluted Admiral DacttES . flag, which was iimpecli ately returned by the Veteran, and ShOrtly after the, Melpomene entered port, the band on board or her playing " God save the King." - She sailed 'from Spit head on the 20th April, havirigtfleet of 53 Sail for the West Indies under convoy, .the'Antarantite Brig of War; with Sir JAiIES COCKZURN,Governorof Cur.:9oa, on board, also in company. They touched at * Madeira on the 10th ult. and arrived at Barbadoes on the 2d curt. having previoUsly fallen in with the Cork Fleet, under 'convoy of the' Aurora Frigate, of *8 guns, Capt. SEYMOUR. The Melpomene. only remained at Barbattoes about four hours, and left 3g Sail" of the London Fleet (the rest having separated for the different islands under convoy .of the ,Arna ranthe) to proceed the following day uncler charge of the Aurora Frigate, which is to see the trade sate into St: 'Vincent's and Grenada, on her way to this ;s1 dll CI . The Amaranths is to - land Sir J.trIES COCKBURN at Curarra, and afterwards proceed for this station. Yesterday (June io) arrived at Port-Royal his Pvlaiesty's Frigate Hebe, of 32. guns., Capt. -F.EFE, from a cruize, with the Spanish,Brigof War El rallod.)re,. of 20 guris (long nine, and 24 pound carronades),* with a complement of-150 men, com manded by Don JOSEL' Auzz, captured .by her on the 9th ult. within a few hours sail of Vera Cruz, ;titer a chace of eight hours, during which she hove Ox of her guns overboard ; she was from Pensacola, bound to . Vera Cruz, and had previously touched at Catnpeachy : she appears to be a very fine Vessel, and nearly new. A most unfOrtunate and melancholy accident hap pened shortly after the Val!adore was `taken posses con of; Lieutenant liAmlyiToN, First of the Bebe, accidentally fell overboard from the lirize, and, not- Withstanctiog ell:1-f exertion was made to save him, Was iintOrtuttateiy drowned. [PRIVATE LETTERS.] " FALMOUTH - , MAY commenced here at eleveit o'cll;ck last night, which has consumed all Narkei-street, 'iota Mr. Cadenhead's, next to the tavern, to- Lcrnont and • Sinninees' house - (Mr. Higiv d tt's), on the west side, - and Irvin Mr. Moody's house all along to the wharf, on the east side, be sides =ay !rouses in the adjoining streets; , so you may suppose the mercantile people 'are the most se vere sufferers soine however, - are insured. TI melancholy scene is distres , ing - beyonU measure; every nectssary of life must be in deniand, and scarcely to be had, which, added to the - present dis iressing times, puts us in a Situation by no means euviat;le. " From what 7 can learn,, the cause of the fire was the careless 'manner in winch some ashes fro m an oven were thrown out at Francis Lyon's house. " The Post Office is burnt—my loss is 1501; " D. P. M." " FALmouTH, MAY 25, tBoB.—l have just ar rived in time to' ivitnesss the' destruetion' . -of two thirds of this toi.vn by fire; it broke out last night irt a Jew's grog:-shop,, next to Charles Calppbell's Store, which' is burned to the ground, together with all the hOuses between it and Highates, on both aideS Of the main-street : Mr. Christie's house, acid' all between it and the tavern are in ashes. The fames were so rapid that . little property has been saved. The fire extended as far as I ) licenix Defi ciency, which has been saved ; but poor Mr. BrOWn, the attorney at law, has lost his office, clothes, and every paper.— . ritLZIOyT.II, WEDNESDAY, J O O'CLOCK, It is with extreme concern I to i'nforto yob of the melancholy accident that happened here about eleven O'ClOck last night : two thirds of ,the cown are now in ashes'; it'has burnt froth the tavern down to Mr. flighatt's, 'which was fortunately Saved, other iviseDornan's wharf thust have gobe Ming and I3lair are saved, alio ilardisnan and Galefis. All ferment. THE S UN, sw.gm QUJS DICSIAZ IVALSUM AUDI'AT L 0 N D 0 I‘l, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1808. Accounts were this morning received from Cornu na, down to the 4th inst, which, we are happy to say, are of a most satisfaaory natnre. It appears that.as soon as Marshal BEssmaxs llacl received ill- telligence of the defeat of DPPONT, he immediately abandoned his plans of operation, whatever they were, and had began his retreat towards Burgos. It was reported at Corunna that KING iOS.ENI had already began to find his residence at Madrid uncomfortable, and that he was preparing to leave it• We have received the Corunna Paper Ql'the 4th inst. from which we have made the following Ex- lIRaS : MADRID, JULY 27.--AtailelltiC intelligence has reached thii City, that General DUPONT has surren- dereJ, after the complete defeat of his army, which. consisted of 20,000 men, on the 21st of this month, between Baylen and Andujar, in Andalusia. His troops had committed the greatest .p.utrogc4, ;a every place which theyhadientered. The . .?renCh, Army were delivered up as prisoners to, the disposal of the Junta of Seville. The. -attacks : which were made upon his army lasted liotn the in flz'e thorn- General MONCEY, who w;s in Valencia with a division of 13,000 men, has retired hither with the small remains of. his .Araiy. The Arragoilese are defending themselves with the utmost '.liravety against the 'attack's of the French. The Troops of Valencia; which it is, said are coming to be- siege this City, and rescue us from s!avely, Amount to about 43;000 men ; those of Andalusia,_ to 50,000 ; those of Estremadura, to 20,000 ; and of Murcia,' to 20,000. A part of thera have al- ready arrived within eight or nine leagues of this City. II:: populace . are in a state of the unno.st MANZANUAL, JULY 30.-=-We have no tneivs. The Head-quarters have not been• removed froM hence. Tie Enemy are in possession of Leon. Our Gene- ral is indefatigable in his exertions to re-:organize and discipline the army. Genera) Ct3zsTA is at Sa- . . la&nanca, where he is al so a . ;:tively employed in djs- ciplining his troops. CORUNNA, Atro. 3.—The British Man of War the Tunant, of 8o guns,'-with Admiral De Counci on board, has entered this Pori : he was re- ceived with repeated discharges of artilN2ry.— We learn frotn the Officers of this ship, that there are EipeditionS fitting out for the assistance of Spain in 'the ditre.rent. ports of Great Britain. All the individuals of that generous nation, as 'well as the noble 'Portuguese who %ere here, expressed the most enthusiastic joy when the ne*s ariiv6d of the glorious vi , Aory obtained by Gen. CASTANOS over DUPONT. Another• Fleet of. Transports, with Troops on board, sailed yesterday from Portsmouth for Portu gal, under convoy of the Eurydice aucl Decade Frigates. THE expetiations of most people seem at present to anticipate a speedy rupture between Austria and France, and the conduct of the former, for some . time past, 'strongly indicates the probability of such au event. We hated, a day or two ago, from an authority upon which we confidently rely, that the Austrian army is upon the best footing, and that the disposition of the troops is highly loyal and patriotic. They are fully sensible of the ambition and-rapacity of BuONAPARTE, and they are heartily inclined to consider every insult offered to their.Monarch' as•an insult to their country and th;anselves. BUo NA- I'AKTE'S views respecting Trieste and Fiume hive been long known, • and they have lately been ma nifestedmore direaly. The Emperor of .Austria, in annexing the latter place to his Eunariaa Dominions, has acted with equal spiritnrid lie;. •He would not have 'ventured sipon such a step unless he. were prepared for theorst, 'and by identifying Fiume with Hungary, a meastare,. which the people of that country have lonedesired, , , he bias given them new motives for opposing the designs of the French Ruler to secure it to himself. A circumstance lately took place, upon the truth of which our Readers may depend, which places the insolence of the French Government in a very con spicuous point of view, though, unhappily, we want no information in that respea. When the Empe ror Of AusTata, had resolved to pay a visit to Hun gary, chiefly for the purpose, as since supposed, of Making the cession of Fiume, the visit wa4 announced to be of a private nature, and therefore he signified, to the. Ambassadors from the several Countries, aR ambled in Vienna, that he would not , trouble to follow him, as his stay would be short.' All Ambassadors but ANDRZOOSY paid their compliments. to the Emperor on his departure, and readily acqui eicedin his wish that they should remain at Vienna till his return. ANDREOSST, however, intimated his, determination to follow the Emperor, and riotwlth standing`the repugnance which was Manifested by the Emperor himself, and some of his Ministers, actually traced his steps, appeared like a spy to watch every movement, and carried his inquisi-, tive impudence to such an excess, as to exhaust the patience of the Emperor, and to draw on himself a strong expression of personal disgust.— ThiS conduCt, on the part of ANDREOSSY, Shews t that the insolent temper of BIIONAPART . E the rule, for all , who are employed as instrugtetts of his designs, and strongly marks the brutir4lgarity of a low-born UsurPer, But it shews also that one of the chief Powers of Europe'seems resolved to set a good example to other States, in resenting the in solence of that Usurper, and no longer submitting to the demands of his rapacity. It is natural to sup . pose that the progress of events in S, ails will tend to confirm these laudable feelings in the Austrian Emperor, and have a similar influence on his Subjeas. The treachery with which 'BUONAPARTE ,aoed to the Royal Family of Spain, his impudent preterOollsTo" rule over the people of that Country; . through4hiP medium of a branch of his obscure and 4.leipkat4e, family, and his ingratitude and tyranny towards:tfre Head of the Roman Church; but, above all, the glorious triumphs of Spanish valour over the vete ran Troops of France, must tend to rouse con genial feelings in every other Country, and we may hope to see Europe rise in one common strugglis to get rid of its Oppressor. Monday evening the KING, QUEEN, and PRIM• CEESES walked on Windsor Terrace, accompanied by Ladies MURRAY and THYNNE, Generals GARTH and FITZROY. A very genteel assemblage of company were present. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princessep A L PHIA, AUG U S TA , an d A MELIA, accompanied uyLa4iy GEORGIANA M URRAY , C ount MUNsTRR, 'Genei-a 4 CARTWRIGHT and FITZROY'', and Colonel TA4t.oit, rode in Windsor Park, and returned at aelve o'clock. Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the Fo reign Office, at which were present hi, Grace the Duke of PORTLAND, Ear;s of CHATRANI and CAM DEN, Lords MULGRAVE, CASTLEREAGH, and HAW KRSBURY, and Mr. CANN-ING. Lieutenant ALT, the bearer of the dispatches, an nouncing the glo i i o n s news o f t h e surrender ofDu- PONT; left town last night for Falmouth, with 'Dis patches for Spain, with which he has orders to.pro ceed in his Logger, the Black Joke, to Corunua.— Lieutenant ALT is an Officer of distingui4i'eA. Merit, has been 28 y ears i n t h e N ava l service,'. and' this is the 20111 time heshas been sent to London on Go vernment business. . , It is somewhat curious, that, while JosEPH BUD NAPA RTE is promising the Freedom of the Press to the Spaniards, the French Ambassador at St. Peters burgh has applied to the Russian Minister for the suppression of a Work recently published in that Capital, consisting of Observations on the French Armies of former times, and particularly those of 1792, compared with those of 1803. These Ob servations.„ at seems, comprehended some severe re &diens upon the French Emperor. it is,said that the Emperor ALEXANDER refused to suppress the work or punish the author, and that the French Am bassador has threatened to leave St. Petersburgh, but has prudently altered his mind. The author of the wotk alluded to has now still greater scope for ob servation respecting the conducl of the French • at the former period and' at the prese n t moment .-: They , ' were then fighting for false principles of liberty, which, though they never could.be realized, might find some excuse in the enthusiasm of a'people who had broken through every, restraint of law and go vernment ; but they are now fighting merely to gratify the inordinate ambition of a sanguinary and unprincipled Tyrant and his family, and, what is a crime a thousand times more foolish, wicked, and infamous, they are,obliged to assist him in the hor rible attempt to carry slavery among a virtuous and independent people. The signal defeat; however, which DUPONT has experienced, and which we trust is only a presage of what the ruffian Hordes of France are destined to endure in all their conflicts with the valiant Spaniards, animated as theti are by loyalty, patriotism, and devotion, may naturally be expected ro open the eyes of the FrenPAYldierm, and induce them to relied whether it is*orth their s while to throw away their lives on so odious d and, in support of so deiesiable a Tyrant. : „ The fine body of Volunteers, callrd the. Craveti 3,c4ion, under the command ofLord volunteered to geiVe hi the Local Militia. ' THE CHEVALIER DE . CORfIEO. TO THE EDITOR. zS a—From what I have heard,. and observed with• to these few days, ft - would appear that some degree bf alarm has been raised, by the movement made by General I3ESSIEgs from gio Seco ,to It seems to be apprehended, that, in taking this 'route, it was the intention of , BESSIERES to enter Pallugal, by Tra los Montes, with a view of marching to Oporto, or of endeavouring to form a jun6tion with the Army of JUNOT at Lisbon. Such, at least, ate the apprehensions that have been expressed by some Gentlemen who conversed with me on Saturday last upon the news of the day. Tr.:' induces me briefly to state my sentiments on tl:ii matter, •begging leave to observe, that they are the result of long experience and much local knowledge Of Portugal, particularly of these provinces, having served. in the Purtuguse army upwards of twentf yeara. Zamora lies nearly twenty leaguesto the eastward of. Braganp, and . about the distance of ten leagues 4rom Miranda. It is situated •in a gat country, ill the Kingdom of Leon, where the French cavalry and. artillery . would be enabled to ad with great advan , tape against the Spanish Patriots, who ':can have, yet little experience or discipline, and conse quently raw in the art of war. Most probably, therefore, this part of the country will, fora time, be exposed to the ravages of the French, until ex' perience teac.he3 the Spaniards that mode of warfar t e . which-is best calculated to.deleat the enemy: With' respeti to the &sign of f3ASSIERES to enter i'ortugal try Tra los Monies," nothing but folly or.despair catx drive him to such an expedient ; lie would thereto! expose himself and his troops to insurmountable (Id , ficulties, and involve hirriself in a situation in which he must be reduced to an injurious capitulation. • Every military man, indeed every person who 110' any minute knowledge of the nature of that Pro vince, must see how impracticable it is for that Qe‘* neral to attempt entering Tra los Moines. ' In th* 4rst7plac, he would render - his c a va l r y an d art i l l er y of no avail ; and, in the second place, he must rut) the . hazari of a variety of. hardships ; which it mai not be in his power to oVercome. - - . This will appear from the following' notion of thP 1 situation of that Province. It borders on the Kinocloin of Leon on the one side, and on the King 4. dote of Gallicia on-the other. It is . fortifted hand of nature, and requires for its defence only the intrepid fesolution and ex er ti on o f t h e inhal bitants. From Zwnora to the boundaries of Portugrd thn roads will permit the pktssige of artillery; but as soon as you attempt to enter ,the province Tra los Montes, the difficulties are immense, and the earl. riage of artillery becomesimpracticable. The roads are nothing else than Mere paths for travellers on horseback, and they even experience ito small in conveniences. At every league there are stupen dous and impassahle'heights, which afford a natures 'military defence against an army attempting a rega lar march. They tt,ould find obstruttions at ever) step before they could penetrate into the. heart of the province, where alone a military concentratien . can - be formed. In endeavouring to reach that point, they would have to trai.er,e the rinouatain. called the Sierra (VC)uieizo, Nogoviraj;:Vinhay, an 4 Montforte de Rio. Levee ; also the rivers of Tabor, Tudella, and Tatnega, while the mountains of canal. bria, that run fur 5 leagues to , the north of Braganza, would be additional obstruttioi,s to such an attempt, .and render impossible the retreat of an invading army. With such and so many modes of natural defence, 3 very inconsiderable force might arrest the progross of a large army, especially as their artillery and cavalry would be rendered useless. They would be reduced to the use only of small arms, with which they could never work their way to the center of the province; and even should the inhabitants be not so successful in checking their march so tar, it sA onld-still be retarded by other impediments as it. advanced. It would have to pass the heights of Moncorvo, ail along the Douro, as far as Villa Real, and then new ditEculties would arise in the Mountains of Marao, Albor, Baroco, a nd Moritategr&, which would effettually impede zny expedition from passing the Douro, or entering the Province of Miiiho. Neither could an invading army continue any time in this, province, for they could not procure *subsist-. ence. Means of, subsistence can only be supplied from the villages, which in general are situated round the summits of the m.)untains. As for detachments attempting to forage in these villages, not a man would ever be able to return to the main armlr. Indeed, foraging parties could scarcely ever reach thoie villages. They ar e i n h a bi ted by a hardy race, who can sleep on the mountains, and. desCend in numbers m the night-time by pa•ses which are fa-. miliar to them alone; and thus destroy any such detachments sent to. forage. Thus must, an army moulder away A idiom subsistence, and be s,,on re duced to, nothing. 'Such would be the fate of BEs s ER ES'S army in the short si ace .of_ three wcticiiis though he,should have no other opposition or inve dimeht to encounter. • ' - To me iherefoie it would not be difficUit to point out a regular mode of defence against any such at tack ; but if .1 coininunicated it to the Public, it might find its way to the, Usurper, which would be' wh,illy contrary to the intentions of the framer of it, than whom no man ca❑ be more anxious for the happy deliverance of his countrymen and friends, from the frightful tyranny and usurpation with which they have been threatened. I am, Sir, your's, &c. CiIEVALIER I. DE CORREO, Late Charge d'AfEures of Portugal in Sweden. Turnham Gteen, Augult 7, 1808. Letters of the gth ult. from St. Petersburgh state, that a decree had just been issued, prohibiting the departure of any ships laden with Ru4siati produce from the ports of that country, until the blockade of the Panic by the British and Swedes should be raised. Louts XVIII. does not remove from Gosfield to his'new residence, near Aylesbury, in Buckingham ;hire, before the Approachif.g month o f N otem ber. Thy house and gardens, (O r Whicli'lle is to pay 5501• per annuni, are compiodious and pleasant ; but tho former is hardly half furnished. ' Louts •XVIII. is the first titular King of France .who has sei luot in this country . sin i ce the year 14(34, when J u , taken prisoner byThe Black Prince, at the tAt.tfe ot . Poic tiers, in 1356, died` in .I.4ouduu, at the: Palace of the Savoy, in inn StxanCL from to Highatt's is now a heap of ruins assure you it is a most melancholy sight.' Christie's, Chants Caßibell's, Morrison's old house, and all in that range, are laid Rat, as well as Lyon's, Hqw-s thorn's, and all in that range; botue is gone, and, most in that district." MAILS. A;uct yap —1 Waterford, 1)(1 g.— z Gottenburgh, i Water. ford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWZIAPS O'CLOCK. • 671 g tlied. Ann. pi 61 Onviiuryrr 01 pr. Consols .- i~